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Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial

Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial, a historic site in Virginia
Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial, a historic site in VirginiaTim1965 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial, a historic site in Virginia
Tim1965 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial, a historic site in Virginia
Tim1965 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial, a historic site in Virginia
Tim1965 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial, a historic site in Virginia
Tim1965 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial, a historic site in Virginia
Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial is a historic site in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Unknowns Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.9 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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monument in Arlington County, United States of America

Wikidata Q110799473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates38.88089, -77.07491

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Artworks
Parks
  • Three Oaks Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fort Meyer Heights Park: 0.7 mi
  • North Meade Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fillmore Park: 0.8 mi
  • Butler Holmes Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Picnic site for Rose park: 2.1 mi
  • Troy Park: 2.5 mi
  • Fletcher's Cove: 2.9 mi
  • Area 2: 3.7 mi
  • Area 1: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 40
Beaches: 7
  • Fishing Shore: 2.4 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Silver Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Coe Creek: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.1 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 23.5 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillWNW 290°156 m9.0 mi
Hunting HillNNW 335°156 m15.6 mi
Black HillNNW 331°148 m24.3 mi
Mount DanielWNW 281°144 m5.9 mi
Minor's HillWNW 289°140 m4.8 mi
Freedom HillWNW 288°140 m9.5 mi
Prout HillW 270°137 m6.3 mi
Upton HillW 263°125 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4419:5820:38
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2416:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586776817972615042
Precip in2.92.63.53.23.94.24.33.33.93.72.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3381285539

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